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Chap 6 Earth's Surface 6

earthquake -- the snap and slide of rocks as energy is released in Earth's crust

fault -- a break in the earth's crust where rocks can slide past each other

mantle -- a very thick layer of Earth underneath Earth's thin crust

rift -- deep valley

weathering -- process of being broken down into smaller pieces

crust -- thin outer skin of the Earth

erosion -- the removal and transportation of weathered material

glacier -- immense ice sheets

plate tectonics -- theory that the lithosphere is divided into plates that are always moving

volcano -- mountains that form molten rock

core -- beneath the mantle is the last major layer of Earth

epicenter -- the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus

focus -- the point inside Earth where an earthquake begins

mid-ocean ridge -- a chain of mountains that runs through the world's oceans

seafloor spread -- plates seperate and hot rock moves upward

Light Energy

reflected -- light waves bounce off the surface of the matter

transparent -- matter through which light can pass without being scattered

prism -- a specially shaped transparent object used to seperate light

real image -- lenses are used to form these/can be focused on a movie screen

amplitude -- the height of the wave/ the energy of the wave/the wave's strength

ultraviolet -- radiant energy with frequencies beyond that of the waves of visible violet light

absorbed -- when waves are taken into the matter

opaque -- matter through which light cannot pass

wavelength -- is the distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next

infrared -- radiant energy with frequencies lower than that of visable red light

transmitted -- when light waves pass through matter

translucent -- matter that scatters light when it passes through it

virtual image -- image appears to be behind a mirror

vacuum -- is any space that contains little or no matter

frequency -- the number of waves produced each second

Light Energy 5th

refraction -- bending of light waves/ light slows down

translucent --

infa -- means "below or lower than"

virtual image --

wavelength --

concave mirror --

concave mirror -- a mirror in which the reflecting surface curves inward

vacuum --

refraction --

convex lens -- focuses light and brings it to a point

reflected --

electromagnetic --

convex mirror -- makes things look smalle/ reflects light from a large area

transparent --

ultra -- means "beyond"

prism --

light spectrum -- bands of color

convex mirror --

convex mirror -- a mirror in which the reflecting surface curves outward

frequency --

concave lens --

concave lens -- a lens that curves in towards the center

ultraviolet --

light spectrum --

concave mirror -- images look bigger than the real object/ light relects to a point

absorbed --

laser -- a device that strengthens light

opaque --

Hertz -- what cycles per second are called

real image --

amplitude --

convex lens --

convex lens -- a lens that is thicker in the center than at the edges

infrared --

laser --

concave lens -- spreads out light

transmitted --

hertz --

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